Normil Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lincoln, NE EIN: 47-0819042

Normil Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lincoln, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $625K. Net investment income was $35K.

Normil Foundation at a glance

In short: Normil Foundation gave $625K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $625K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$625,089
+1150.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-95.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$625,089
+24903.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$625,089
Primary geography
Nebraska (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Normil Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Omaha Community Foundation: $625KOmaha Community Foundation$625K

The largest 2025 recipient was Omaha Community Foundation ($625K).

Grant Size Distribution

92 grants across all recorded years

91<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 91 grants of 92 (99%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

LincolnOaklandLyonsTekamahAshlandCharles CityBellevueLawrencevilleMilfordOmaha

How Normil Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 1150% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K9 grants2019 14 grants2020 22 grants2021 23 grants2022 26 grants2023 20 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2020) to $625K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $625K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Omaha Community Foundation Omaha, NEPublic Charity-DAF$625,089
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025—$35,249$635,858$625,0891$635,677$35,068$38,284
2024$601,024$30,072$65,929$50,00020$65,730$29,873$42,087
2023$637,259$24,585$51,110$37,90026$50,904$24,379$38,509
2022$666,239$35,041$66,654$50,00023$66,102$34,489$39,725
2021$697,853$143,276$51,123$40,00022$50,946$141,341$42,415
2020$606,147$32,405$29,603$20,00014—$32,184$36,810
2019$605,191$92,506$36,117$24,9509—$92,324$36,304

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Normil Foundation reported a distributable amount of $38K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Normil Foundation's only listed officer is Betty Starr, Presidenttreasurer since 2022 (on filings since 2019) (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Betty Starr

    Presidenttreasurer

    Presidenttreasurer → President, 2021

    President → Presidenttreasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $800 (2019) → $0 (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Duane Starr (2019–2020) — Vice Presidentsecretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

Frequently asked questions about Normil Foundation

How much does Normil Foundation give each year?

Normil Foundation gave $625K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 20 grants.

Where does Normil Foundation operate?

Normil Foundation has awarded grants in Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska.

How much is Normil Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Normil Foundation reported a distributable amount of $38K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Normil Foundation's EIN?

Normil Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0819042. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 2, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 5, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 18, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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